Living, just by itself - what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and…

Louis-Ferdinand Celine
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Living, just by itself - what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there all the time to spy on you; whatever happens, you've got to look as if you were awfully busy all the time doing something that's terribly exciting - or he'll come along and nibble your brain. ✨ Journey to the End of the Night. Book by Louis-Ferdinand Celine, 1932.
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